Did you hear about benzene in common brands of soda and fruit juice?
It is found in soft drinks, water and juices that contain vitamin C and sodium benzoate or potassium benzoate. Two of the most common preservatives used. If they get heated as in left in a car or during the manufacturing process benzene is formed which can cause cancer, leukemia, etc. FDA limits benzene in drinking water to 5 parts per billion. Safeway Select Diet Orange had levels of 79 parts per billion.
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I know all about sodium benzoate. It's one of the many things I'm allergic to, and as it's used in many substances I find it hard to escape it completely. The use of it in drinks gives me kidney pain, cystitis, and eczema.
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